North West Counties Football League (NWCFL) er en fodboldliga i det nordvestlige England. Pr. 2011 dækker ligaen Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, det sydlige Cumbria, det nordlige Staffordshire, High Peak-delen af Derbyshire og det allervestligste af West Yorkshire. Tidligere har ligaen også haft deltagelse af hold fra det nordlige Wales. Ligaen har to divisioner: Premier Division på niveau 9 i det engelske ligasystem og First Division på niveau 10. Ligaen er medlem af Joint Liaison Council, som administrerer den nordlige del af National League System i England.

NWCFL har to pokalturneringer – League Challenge Cup, som er åben for alle ligaens klubber, og First Division Trophy for klubberne i First Division. Ligaen arrangerer også en reserveholdsdivision med 16 hold, som også har sin egen ligapokalturnering. Fra 1990–91 til 1999–2000 arrangerede ligaen tillige en Floodlit Trophy-turnering.

Nr. 1 eller 2 i ligaens bedste række, Premier Division, kan rykke op i Northern Premier League (NPL), hvis klubbens hjemmebane opfylder NPL's krav. Oprykning til NWCFL sker fra seks forskellige lavere rangerende ligaer: Cheshire Association Football League, Liverpool County Premier League, West Cheshire Association Football League, Staffordshire County Senior League, West Lancashire Football League og Manchester Football League. Disse ligaers mestre kan rykke op i North West Counties Football League, hvis de opfylder NWCFL's stadionkrav.

Historie North West Counties Football League blev dannet i 1982 ved en fusion af Cheshire County League og Lancashire Combination. Den bestod oprindeligt af tre divisioner, men den blev reduceret til to i 1987, delvist på grund af oprettelse af en ekstra division i Northern Premier League (NPL). På samme tid blev op- og nedrykning mellem de to ligaer indført, således at nr. 1 eller 2 i North West Counties Football League (NWCFL) kunne rykke op i Northern Premier League, hvis klubbens hjemmebane opfyldte NPL's krav.

I sæsonen 2008-09 blev ligaens divisioner omdøbt: Division One blev til Premier Division, mens Division Two skiftede navn til First Division.

Den eneste klub, der har spillet i North West Counties Football Leagues højeste division hver eneste sæson siden ligaens oprettelse, er St Helens Town AFC. Tre klubber har vundet en liga- og cup-double, Ashton United FC i 1991–92, Kidsgrove Athletic FC i 1997–98 og FC United of Manchester i 2006–07, mens Atherton Laburnum Rovers FC er den eneste klub, der har vundet ligaen to sæsoner i træk, i 1992–93 og 1993–94. I 1980'erne vandt Clitheroe FC hver af de tre divisioner tre sæsoner i træk. I 1983–84 vandt klubben Division Three-mesterskabet, den følgende sæson blev den nr. 1 i Division Two og i 1985–86 blev den kåret som vinder af Division One.

Vindere Liga

Ligaen havde oprindeligt tre divisioner. I 1987 blev den reduceret til to divisioner, som blev omdøbt i 2008.

Vindere af North West Counties Football League 1982–2012SæsonDivision OneDivision TwoDivision Three 1982–83Burscough FC (1)Radcliffe Borough FC (1)Colne Dynamoes FC (1) 1983–84Stalybridge Celtic FC (1)Fleetwood Town FC (1)Clitheroe FC (1) 1984–85Radcliffe Borough FC (1)Clitheroe FC (1)Kirkby Town FC (1) 1985–86Clitheroe FC (1)Kirkby Town FC (1)AFC Blackpool Mechanics (1) 1986–87Stalybridge Celtic FC (2)Droylsden FC (1)Atherton Collieries FC (1) 1987–88Colne Dynamoes FC (1)Ashton United FC (1) 1988–89Rossendale United FC (1)Vauxhall G M FC (1) 1989–90Warrington Town FC (1)Maine Road FC (1) 1990–91Knowsley United FC (1)Great Harwood Town FC (1) 1991–92Ashton United FC (1)Bamber Bridge FC (1) 1992–93Atherton Laburnum Rovers FC (1)Maghull FC (1) 1993–94Atherton Laburnum Rovers FC (2)Haslingden FC (1) 1994–95Bradford Park Avenue FC (1)Flixton FC (1) 1995–96Flixton FC (1)Vauxhall G M FC (2) 1996–97Trafford FC (1)Ramsbottom United FC (1) 1997–98Kidsgrove Athletic FC (1)Oldham Town FC (1) 1998–99Workington FC (1)Fleetwood Freeport FC (1) 1999–2000Vauxhall Motors FC (1)Woodley Sports FC (1) 2000–01Rossendale United FC (2)Warrington Town FC (1) 2001–02Kidsgrove Athletic FC (2)Stand Athletic FC (1) 2002–03Prescot Cables FC (1)Bacup Borough FC (1) 2003–04Clitheroe FC (2)Colne FC (1) 2004–05Fleetwood Town FCNote that the Fleetwood Town club that won the Division Two title in 1983–84 is not the same club as the one of the same name who won the Division One Championship in 2004–05. The earlier club folded in 1993, and the new club was not formed until 1997 as Fleetwood Wanderers, then Fleetwood Freeport before taking the Fleetwood Town name in 2002. (1)Cammell Laird FC (1) 2005–06Cammell Laird FC (1)FC United of Manchester (1) 2006–07FC United of Manchester (1)Winsford United FC (1) 2007–08Trafford FC (2)New Mills AFC (1) Sæson Premier Division First Division 2008–09AFC Fylde (1)Bootle FC (1) 2009–10Newcastle Town FC (1)Stone Dominoes FC (1) 2010–11New Mills AFC (1)AFC Blackpool (1) 2011–12Ramsbottom United FC (1)Wigan Robin Park FC (1)

League Challenge Cup NWCFL League Challenge Cup er for alle klubberne i ligaen.

1982–83 – Darwen 1983–84 – Ellesmere Port & Neston 1984–85 – Leek Town 1985–86 – Warrington Town 1986–87 – Colne Dynamoes 1987–88 – Warrington Town 1988–89 – Colwyn Bay 1989–90 – Knowsley United 1990–91 – Vauxhall GM 1991–92 – Ashton United 1992–93 – Burscough 1993–94 – Rossendale United 1994–95 – Nantwich Town 1995–96 – Burscough 1996–97 – Newcastle Town

1997–98 – Kidsgrove Athletic 1998–99 – Vauxhall GM 1999–2000 – Skelmersdale United 2000–01 – Formby 2001–02 – Prescot Cables 2002–03 – Mossley 2003–04 – Bacup Borough 2004–05 – Cammell Laird 2005–06 – Salford City 2006–07 – F.C. United of Manchester 2007–08 – Maine Road 2008–09 – New Mills 2009–10 – Abbey Hey 2010–11 – Winsford United 2011–12 – Bacup Borough

First Division Trophy First Division Trophy er for klubberne i First Division. Fra 1989 til 2008 hed turneringen Second Division Trophy.

1989–90 – Great Harwood Town 1990–91 – Glossop 1991–92 – Newcastle Town 1992–93 – Stantondale 1993–94 – North Trafford 1994–95 – Formby 1995–96 – Ramsbottom United 1996–97 – Nelson 1997–98 – Tetley Walker 1998–99 – Fleetwood Freeport 1999–2000 – Warrington Town 2000–01 – Squires Gate

2001–02 – Ikke spillet 2002–03 – Stone Dominoes 2003–04 – Colne 2004–05 – Cammell Laird 2005–06 – Flixton 2006–07 – New Mills 2007–08 – Kirkham & Wesham 2008–09 – AFC Liverpool 2009–10 – AFC Liverpool 2010–11 – Atherton Collieries 2011–12 – Norton United

Floodlit Trophy NWCFL Floodlit Trophy var for alle ligaens klubber.

1990–91 – Colwyn Bay 1991–92 – Great Harwood Town 1992–93 – Newcastle Town 1993–94 – Bootle 1994–95 – Penrith

1995–96 – Newcastle Town 1996–97 – Colwyn Bay 1997–98 – Burscough 1998–99 – Clitheroe 1999–2000 – Vauxhall Motors

Eksterne henvisninger North West Counties Football League Noter

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